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The Definitive Guide to Tech and CarsFri, 09 Dec 2016 09:07:00 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7By: パンダ熊猫팬더หมีแพนด้าпандhttps://www.slashgear.com/bad-news-for-diablo-iii-fans-as-blizzard-makes-fundamental-changes-to-franchise-01168650/#comment-288464
Sun, 14 Apr 2013 02:10:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=168650#comment-288464I think Diablo 3 will be available offline with no auction house on console-exclusives such as PS3 and PS4.
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Tue, 22 May 2012 00:34:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=168650#comment-212315You didnt even mention how you arent allowed to pick your attributes. Surprising.
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Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:43:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=168650#comment-204278Personally, Blizzard are thieves. Had what I felt was a security issue with WoW almost two years ago, WoW techs denied problems on their end and said I shouldn’t let others use my password. BZZZZZZtt, wrong….not even my wife knew it and it was never written down…. They refused/ignored my requests for refunding my remaining paid time.

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Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:40:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=168650#comment-190554I think it sux that it’s going to be online only. Not sure if I’ll buy under those conditions.
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Thu, 03 Nov 2011 07:38:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=168650#comment-149942“Dial up users are not “doomed” any more now than they already are because they can still play solo like they could before”. Thats wrong. Until now they could play singleplayer offline. Little hint, the problem with using dial-up connections is are the cost.
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Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:56:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=168650#comment-127772This article is a little deceiving. While you cannot play without an internet connection, it does not mean you will be “cannon fodder for the higher ranks” because you can still play by yourself. Dial up users are not “doomed” any more now than they already are because they can still play solo like they could before.

Also this does not “end your ability to gold farm for loot” because there will still be an auction house using in-game money like normal which is what the vast majority of players will use. Most players will choose not to use the real money auction house because there is a listing fee, plus their dollar winnings are in Blizzard store credit and you get less money if it’s converted to real money.

This article also completely fails to look upon and comment on the possitive aspect of these changes, and just calls it “bad news”.

Personally I don’t particularly like the fact that there will be a real money auction house in Diablo, but I don’t see it as game changing as some claim it will be. Without it then there would be tons of 3rd party websites popping up selling powerful items for real money, many of which would be a scam. So the ability to do that would already be widely available anyway, and at least with Blizzard sponsoring it now it will keep the scamming to a minimum.

Also some may claim that the fees are Blizzard’s way to get more money, but while that’s true it also serves to limit the number of items that players choose to list on the real money AH and keeps the majority of items in the in-game money AH.

Lastly, anyone who was into Diablo 2 knew that there was an immense amount of hacking/cheating going on. These changes put everyone on equal footing in the regard and ensure everyone is playing within the rules of the game.

Personally I would like the option to keep my character offline so that whether it was on equal footing with other players is of no consequence, so that mods can still be used. We’ll see what happens when this game finally comes out in a few months..or years.

“(…)Here comes the bombshell: he also introduced to us the auction house. The real money auction house. Yes, an auction house that you pay/sell items for real cash and vice versa.(…)there would also be a gold-based auction house, as well as in-game trading… Maybe just to see our reactions or something(…)”

nonoNO this looks like pure shit.

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Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:51:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=168650#comment-127743According to diablofans.com you will not be forced to use real money….

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Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:17:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=168650#comment-127732WTFBBQLMAO, great job Blizz! What a joke. Can’t play offline & now you must use real money to buy in game items. LOL. The irony here!
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Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:07:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=168650#comment-127730TBH I was anticipating Torchlight2 and GW2 more than D3. This just nails that coffin.
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Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:07:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=168650#comment-127731TBH I was anticipating Torchlight2 and GW2 more than D3. This just nails that coffin.
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Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:57:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=168650#comment-127704Dear Blizzard, please don’t decide for us. Having 2 separate characters for on and offline is acceptable if it means we get to play offline.
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Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:57:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=168650#comment-127705Dear Blizzard, please don’t decide for us. Having 2 separate characters for on and offline is acceptable if it means we get to play offline.
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Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:23:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=168650#comment-127701Blizzard are you out of your Fing minds?? You ban people for buying and selling gold in WoW but youre going to make paying real money for in game items mandatory when you get a cut of the profit? This is an even stupider idea than the Real ID system for battlenet. Youre just asking for a sony level breach of credit card information. When are you going to get it that people dont want personal and financial information broadcasted to the netverse??
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Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:09:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=168650#comment-127668No offline mode???? WHAT THE SHIT ?
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Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:43:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=168650#comment-127661i guess the era of best diablo ends with diablo 2 …..
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Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:26:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=168650#comment-127658it started with WoW…games are dying. When you begin using real money for virtual carrots to keep people busy in a game they can’t win. THis should not be called a game and kids should not be allowed to play it. As much as it pains me to say that as someone that has grown up loving and playing every notable game out there. Blizzard is destroying an industry.
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Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:04:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=168650#comment-127655Stupidity takes hold, as people are blinded by the success of WoW.
I used to like WoW, until Blizzard started financially milking the franchise to stupid levels…
And WoW is still the most expensive consumer game to start playing(that does not require a special physical device) at around $90 to €75 with only 1 month free…
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Mon, 01 Aug 2011 10:30:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=168650#comment-127650SUCKS BOLUXXX
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